alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoChina develops “plastic” from bamboo cellulose that can replicate or surpass the properties of many widely used plastics and biodegrades in 50 daysinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square107linkfedilinkarrow-up1820arrow-down123
arrow-up1797arrow-down1external-linkChina develops “plastic” from bamboo cellulose that can replicate or surpass the properties of many widely used plastics and biodegrades in 50 daysinterestingengineering.comalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square107linkfedilink
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoLots of single-use plastics are years old by the time they make it to the end user. The logistics of a plastic that degrades that quickly are difficult.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoMercedes made cars with degradable plastic in the wiring harnesses in the early 2000s. Every single car was scrapped within 8 years.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoExcept using paper for single-use things is quite normal in many places, we’ve been doing it for years and it’s not like it magically rots in storage… It has to be moist to start degrading at any noticable speed.
Lots of single-use plastics are years old by the time they make it to the end user.
The logistics of a plastic that degrades that quickly are difficult.
Mercedes made cars with degradable plastic in the wiring harnesses in the early 2000s. Every single car was scrapped within 8 years.
Except using paper for single-use things is quite normal in many places, we’ve been doing it for years and it’s not like it magically rots in storage… It has to be moist to start degrading at any noticable speed.